Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake said in an interview with an Idaho media outlet that "unfortunately," her state's near-total abortion ban dating from 1864 is not being enforced, flipping back on comments she made against the law earlier this month, when she called state legislators asking them to repeal it.
In an interview with the Idaho Dispatch on Saturday, Lake described the recent court decision upholding the 1864 law: “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona. But unfortunately, the people running our state have said we’re not going to enforce it,” Lake said, expressing disappointment in steps taken by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both Democrats, to block prosecutions under the ban.
“We don’t have that law, as much as many of us wish we did,” Lake added.
Lake’s latest comments are very different from how she’s been speaking about the abortion law, which bans abortion after conception with no exceptions for rape or incest, since the state Supreme Court’s ruling.
“This total ban on abortion that the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled on is out of line with where the people of this state are,” said Lake in a video posted to X on April 11th.
@ISIDEWITH1wk1W
@ISIDEWITH1wk1W
@ISIDEWITH1wk1W
@ISIDEWITH1wk1W
@ISIDEWITH1wk1W
To Everyone who advocated for 'No Exceptions Abortion Statutes'.
There's no escaping those deeds now.
RED Voting Women-will now Vote BLUE-for Their Own Good!
BLUE Voting Women-who Always Knew What To Do
will now Join Forces With RED Voting Women
for The Common Good!
Even if the state AG won't prosecute, local prosecutors could still bring charges, and the state supreme court would surely back them.
She thinks she can a Trump and talk out of both sides of her mouth & every one will lap it up .
If dishonesty were a person, it would look like Kari Lake.
The historical activity of users engaging with this general discussion.
Loading data...
Loading chart...
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
